im really depressed right now, so ill make it quick..... i was on my way home from work, and everything cut out.. my engine died, lights shut off.. and my interior filled w/ smoke.... pulled over and my engine bay had caught fire.... so luckily i had a fire extingusher in the car...so i got the fire put out.... from what i saw at a quick glance, my injectors, fuel rails, microtech wiring, manifold, AN fittings, and vacuum lines are fried.... ill dig deeper tomarrow to assess further!!

heres the technical aspect... KEEP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES!!!! regardless if everything under your hood is new, old, whatever... it can happen to anyone!

 

NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! damn jesse im really sorry man, i know u put alot of time and money into that. Im really curious to see what caused the fire, so keep us updated.

 

Damn, sorry to here that. It doesnt look too bad from those pics. Atleast it wasnt worst. Hope things buff outs.

 

I've been through this too, but I didn't have near as much work into mine. Everyone should carry a fire extinguisher, I didn't and I paid for it, the damage was more extensive than yours (albeit much less expensive).

Sorry to hear Jesse, I loved your car.

 

i think we all do...

 

yea, that's some craziness... keep us updated yo. hopefully its not too bad.

 

Don't you dare give up.

srsly.

 

crap...... sorry to hear the bad news . what do you think went wrong? im going to buy a fire extinguisher tomorrow mourning .

 

That hurts. Dont give up on it.

 

Sorry to hear keep us updated

 

dang dude... Very sorry to head that.

 

That sucks but to be honest with you, it could've been a lot worse! You were smart for having the extinguisher with you. If you hadn't...all that work...burnt to the ground.

Good luck getting her back together.

Oh, and what started the fire? Any idea?

 

Wow, too bad it had to happen to your car... I am going to get an extinguisher today I think.

 

that really sucks, good thing you had the fire extinguisher. good luck getting it all fixed man.

 

leaky injector??

 

holy **** dude!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


That sucks the big one....but hey, it could've been ALOT worse!! Glad you're OK and the car's still, for the most part, in one piece!

 

I can't believe some of you guys DON'T already have fire extinguishers. Even in a daily driver people should have a fire extinguisher. It's cheap insurance. I have two of them in my car. Jesse, sorry to hear about your fire. I hope it's not too big of a deal for you to fix.

 

Man, that is my favorite engine bay, hope it isnt too much worse than you described, best of luck

 

That's terrible!

 

I'm sorry to hear it bro. Figure out what needs to be repaired, and fix her up, you've got the skills to do it. It will take time, but bring her back to life.

And you didn't have a beautiful car, you still do have a beautiful car. It just needs to be repaired.

Keep us posted.

James

 

your gonna have to overnight some parts from japan, that is, if dave is willing to put in the wrench time.

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honestly though it could have been ALOT worse, we're all glad your ok man.

 

Sorry to hear about your misfortune Jessie. You'll just have to make it better than it was. That mess will clean up pretty easy and wiring and plumbing is really not that bad. You'll have it back to it's recent glory in not time.

If I was to guess, I'd say either an -an fitting came loose or one of the hose ends was not properly sealed during assembly.

 

What was the cause of the fire? I guess I should carry a fire extinguisher now also.

 

sucks. I admire your car too.

Yah, and make sure you know how to use that fire extinguisher and able to use it quickly...some people will probably panic and forget how to use it. . . .it may sound dumb, but it's a fact.

 

dude your engine bay still looks better than mine with smoke residue on it. Good to hear you had a fire extinguisher, i know for a fact that im not driving my car w/o one.